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Great Yarmouth, Norfolk [5]

Leicester, Leicestershire [4]

Enfield, Middlesex [3]

Frances South Australia [3]

Hackney, London [3]

Hampstead, London [3]

Leicester [3]

London England [3]

London, Middlesex, England [3]

Sydney New South Wales [3]

Alberton Victoria [2]

Baradine New South Wales [2]

Bega New South Wales [2]

Bethnal Green, London [2]

Camberwell, London [2]

Derby, Derbyshire [2]

Finsbury, London [2]

Folkingham, Lincolnshire [2]

Leeds, Yorkshire [2]

Liverpool, Lancashire [2]

London, Middlesex [2]

Melbourne Victoria [2]

Nelson, Lancashire [2]

Stockton-on-Tees England [2]

Williamstown Victoria [2]

Woodford, Northamptonshire [2]

Yarmouth, Norfolk [2]

Aldershot, Hampshire [1]

Aldwinckle, Northants [1]

Bedford, Bedfordshire [1]

Bedfordshire England [1]

Bickenhead, Cheshire [1]

Bingley, West Yorkshire [1]

Birmingham [1]

Blackfriars, London, Middlesex [1]

Boston, Lincolnshire [1]

Brighton, Sussex [1]

Brigstock, Northamptonshire [1]

Bristol, Gloucestershire [1]

Burnley, Lancashire [1]

Carisbrook Victoria [1]

Church Stretton, Shropshire [1]

Cleckheaton, Yorkshire [1]

Colchester, Essex [1]

Coleraine [1]

Croydon [1]

Croydon, Surrey [1]

Deptford, Kent [1]

Doncaster Yorkshire [1]

Downham Market, Norfolk [1]

Rank

Private [736]

Gunner [90]

Driver [74]

Corporal [58]

Serjeant [50]

Sapper [40]

Second Lieutenant [30]

Lance Corporal [26]

Captain [17]

Acting Corporal [15]

Pioneer [13]

Acting Serjeant [9]

Bombardier [8]

Lieutenant [8]

Rifleman [6]

Worker [5]

Lance Serjeant [3]

Major [3]

Acting Lance Corporal [2]

Air Mechanic 2nd Class [2]

Bandsman [2]

Colour Serjeant [2]

Corporal Acting Serjeant [2]

Leading Stoker [2]

Lieutenant Colonel [2]

Quarter Master Serjeant [2]

Regimental Serjeant Major [2]

Skipper [2]

Staff Serjeant [2]

Temporary Captain [2]

Warrant Officer Class 2 [2]

Acting Bombardier [1]

Acting Captain [1]

Acting Lance Serjeant [1]

Acting Warrant Officer Class 2 [1]

Air Mechanic 1st Class [1]

Bandmaster [1]

Battalion Serjeant Major [1]

Boy 1st Class [1]

Boy 2nd Class [1]

Brigadier [1]

Brigadier General [1]

Colonel [1]

Colonel/Temporary Brigadier General [1]

Company Quarter Master Serjeant [1]

Company Serjeant Major [1]

Drill Serjeant [1]

Driver Acting Wheeler [1]

Driver Serjeant [1]

Forewoman [1]

Unit

Royal Field Artillery [110]

Labour Corps [87]

Army Service Corps [83]

Royal Engineers [83]

Royal Garrison Artillery [55]

Machine Gun Corps [42]

London Regiment [38]

Royal Army Medical Corps [38]

Durham Light Infantry [37]

West Yorkshire Regiment [33]

Northumberland Fusiliers [29]

Yorkshire Regiment [26]

Middlesex Regiment [25]

East Yorkshire Regiment [24]

Royal Fusiliers [24]

Northamptonshire Regiment [22]

West Riding Regiment [22]

Bedfordshire Regiment [21]

Leicestershire Regiment [21]

Border Regiment [20]

Norfolk Regiment [20]

Nottinghamshire and Derbyshire Regiment [18]

Essex Regiment [17]

King's Royal Rifle Corps [15]

Cheshire Regiment [14]

King's Own Yorkshire Light Infantry [14]

East Lancashire Regiment [13]

Manchester Regiment [13]

York and Lancaster Regiment [13]

Lincolnshire Regiment [12]

Liverpool Regiment [12]

Loyal North Lancashire Regiment [12]

Royal Warwickshire Regiment [12]

Lancashire Fusiliers [11]

Royal Army Service Corps [11]

South Staffordshire Regiment [11]

Rifle Brigade [10]

Royal Lancaster Regiment [10]

Tank Corps [10]

The Queen's Regiment [10]

Yorkshire Light Infantry [10]

Royal Naval Division [9]

King's Own Scottish Borderers [8]

Royal Welsh Fusiliers [8]

Suffolk Regiment [8]

Canadian Infantry [7]

Gloucestershire Regiment [7]

Hampshire Regiment [7]

Leinster Regiment [7]

South Lancashire Regiment [7]

Service

British Army [1146]

Royal Navy [98]

Air Force (RAF/RFC) [75]

Canadian Expeditionary Force [57]

Australian Imperial Force [40]

New Zealand Expeditionary Force [10]

Other Empire Force [1]

Last name first letter

B [1442]

Contribution

Military Service [1422]

Merchant Navy [14]

Conscientious Objector [4]

Country

United Kingdom [24]

Jersey [1]

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Great Yarmouth, Norfolk [5] Leicester, Leicestershire [4] Enfield, Middlesex [3] Frances South Australia [3] Hackney, London [3] Hampstead, London [3] Leicester [3] London England [3] London, Middlesex, England [3] Sydney New South Wales [3] Alberton Victoria [2] Baradine New South Wales [2] Bega New South Wales [2] Bethnal Green, London [2] Camberwell, London [2] Derby, Derbyshire [2] Finsbury, London [2] Folkingham, Lincolnshire [2] Leeds, Yorkshire [2] Liverpool, Lancashire [2] London, Middlesex [2] Melbourne Victoria [2] Nelson, Lancashire [2] Stockton-on-Tees England [2] Williamstown Victoria [2] Woodford, Northamptonshire [2] Yarmouth, Norfolk [2] Aldershot, Hampshire [1] Aldwinckle, Northants [1] Bedford, Bedfordshire [1] Bedfordshire England [1] Bickenhead, Cheshire [1] Bingley, West Yorkshire [1] Birmingham [1] Blackfriars, London, Middlesex [1] Boston, Lincolnshire [1] Brighton, Sussex [1] Brigstock, Northamptonshire [1] Bristol, Gloucestershire [1] Burnley, Lancashire [1] Carisbrook Victoria [1] Church Stretton, Shropshire [1] Cleckheaton, Yorkshire [1] Colchester, Essex [1] Coleraine [1] Croydon [1] Croydon, Surrey [1] Deptford, Kent [1] Doncaster Yorkshire [1] Downham Market, Norfolk [1]

Rank

Private [736] Gunner [90] Driver [74] Corporal [58] Serjeant [50] Sapper [40] Second Lieutenant [30] Lance Corporal [26] Captain [17] Acting Corporal [15] Pioneer [13] Acting Serjeant [9] Bombardier [8] Lieutenant [8] Rifleman [6] Worker [5] Lance Serjeant [3] Major [3] Acting Lance Corporal [2] Air Mechanic 2nd Class [2] Bandsman [2] Colour Serjeant [2] Corporal Acting Serjeant [2] Leading Stoker [2] Lieutenant Colonel [2] Quarter Master Serjeant [2] Regimental Serjeant Major [2] Skipper [2] Staff Serjeant [2] Temporary Captain [2] Warrant Officer Class 2 [2] Acting Bombardier [1] Acting Captain [1] Acting Lance Serjeant [1] Acting Warrant Officer Class 2 [1] Air Mechanic 1st Class [1] Bandmaster [1] Battalion Serjeant Major [1] Boy 1st Class [1] Boy 2nd Class [1] Brigadier [1] Brigadier General [1] Colonel [1] Colonel/Temporary Brigadier General [1] Company Quarter Master Serjeant [1] Company Serjeant Major [1] Drill Serjeant [1] Driver Acting Wheeler [1] Driver Serjeant [1] Forewoman [1]

Unit

Royal Field Artillery [110] Labour Corps [87] Army Service Corps [83] Royal Engineers [83] Royal Garrison Artillery [55] Machine Gun Corps [42] London Regiment [38] Royal Army Medical Corps [38] Durham Light Infantry [37] West Yorkshire Regiment [33] Northumberland Fusiliers [29] Yorkshire Regiment [26] Middlesex Regiment [25] East Yorkshire Regiment [24] Royal Fusiliers [24] Northamptonshire Regiment [22] West Riding Regiment [22] Bedfordshire Regiment [21] Leicestershire Regiment [21] Border Regiment [20] Norfolk Regiment [20] Nottinghamshire and Derbyshire Regiment [18] Essex Regiment [17] King's Royal Rifle Corps [15] Cheshire Regiment [14] King's Own Yorkshire Light Infantry [14] East Lancashire Regiment [13] Manchester Regiment [13] York and Lancaster Regiment [13] Lincolnshire Regiment [12] Liverpool Regiment [12] Loyal North Lancashire Regiment [12] Royal Warwickshire Regiment [12] Lancashire Fusiliers [11] Royal Army Service Corps [11] South Staffordshire Regiment [11] Rifle Brigade [10] Royal Lancaster Regiment [10] Tank Corps [10] The Queen's Regiment [10] Yorkshire Light Infantry [10] Royal Naval Division [9] King's Own Scottish Borderers [8] Royal Welsh Fusiliers [8] Suffolk Regiment [8] Canadian Infantry [7] Gloucestershire Regiment [7] Hampshire Regiment [7] Leinster Regiment [7] South Lancashire Regiment [7]

Service

British Army [1146] Royal Navy [98] Air Force (RAF/RFC) [75] Canadian Expeditionary Force [57] Australian Imperial Force [40] New Zealand Expeditionary Force [10] Other Empire Force [1]

Last name first letter

B [1442]

Contribution

Military Service [1422] Merchant Navy [14] Conscientious Objector [4]

Country

United Kingdom [24] Jersey [1]

Walter Maurice Bland

Born 1883

Died 1942

British Army 2 Regimental Serjeant Major Welsh Guards

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William Walter Bland

Born 1873

Air Force (RAF/RFC) 260119

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Frederick Oliver Smith Bland

Born 1888

Air Force (RAF/RFC) 164152

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Ernest Bland

Born 1882

Air Force (RAF/RFC) 93229

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Edward John Bland

Died 1918

British Army 58836 Private Northamptonshire Regiment 1st Battalion

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Albert Edward Bland

Died 1917

British Army 4299 Private Northamptonshire Regiment

British Army 201085 Private Northamptonshire Regiment

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John Henry Bland

Born 1893

Air Force (RAF/RFC) 6934

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Benjamin Clifford Wadsworth Bland

Born 1892

Died 1916

British Army 15/93 Corporal West Yorkshire Regiment

British Army 15/93 Corporal West Yorkshire Regiment (Prince of Wales's Own)

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Thomas Russell Bland

Died 1917

British Army Second Lieutenant North Staffordshire Regiment 5th northst Battalion

British Army 6546 Private Inns of Court Officer Training Corps

British Army Second Lieutenant North Staffordshire Regiment

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Joseph Rimington Bland

Born 1877

Air Force (RAF/RFC) 225442

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Charles Bland

Born 1881

Air Force (RAF/RFC) 409034

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William Walter Bland

Born 1893

Air Force (RAF/RFC) 116016

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Thomas Bland

Born 1875

Air Force (RAF/RFC) 282713

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Stephen Bland

Born 1884

Died 1916

British Army 17835 Private Royal Scots 15th Battalion

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Frank Bland

Born 1885

Air Force (RAF/RFC) 185770

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Arthur Edward Bland

Born 1882

Air Force (RAF/RFC) 296539

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Godfrey Hamilton Bland

Born 1889

Air Force (RAF/RFC) 193856

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Frederick William Bland

Born 1886

Died 1941

British Army 61202 Driver Royal Field Artillery

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Frederick Charles Bland

Born 1890

Air Force (RAF/RFC) 239719

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William Guy Bland

Born 1887

Air Force (RAF/RFC) 244605

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